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Author: Emily Carr
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Aug 2004
 | Klee Wyck
by Emily Carr
Douglas & McIntyre $14.95 Paperback
ISBN: 1553650255
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A Review of: Klee Wyck
by Linda Morra
A friend recently quipped that the only reason for Emily Carr's
continued success as an artist in Canada is because we have nothing
else of genuine quality to offer. As an avid fan and literary scholar
who specializes in her work, I expressed my astonishment and countered
that the recent acquisition of one of her paintings, "Quiet", by a
private collector for over a million dollars at an auction must surely
serve as evidence of her worth-or, at minimum, her growing popularity.
If that sale did not affirm either her status or popularity as an
artist, the publication of four books between 2003 and 2004 that
... Read more...
| Aug 2004
A Review of: Opposite Contraries: The Unknown Journals of Emily Carr and Other Writings
by Linda Morra
A friend recently quipped that the only reason for Emily Carr's
continued success as an artist in Canada is because we have nothing
else of genuine quality to offer. As an avid fan and literary scholar
who specializes in her work, I expressed my astonishment and countered
that the recent acquisition of one of her paintings, "Quiet", by a
private collector for over a million dollars at an auction must surely
serve as evidence of her worth-or, at minimum, her growing popularity.
If that sale did not affirm either her status or popularity as an
artist, the publication of four books between 2003 and 2004 that
... Read more...
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